(insert-char-data): Change order.

[chise/xemacs-chise.git] / lisp / select.el

diff --git a/lisp/select.el b/lisp/select.el
index db01d6a..f21d440 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/select.el
+++ b/lisp/select.el
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ COMPOUND_TEXT and STRING are the most commonly used data types.
 If a list is provided, the types are tried in sequence until
 there is a successful conversion.")
 
+(defvar selection-sets-clipboard nil 
+  "Controls the selection's relationship to the clipboard.
+When non-nil, any operation that sets the primary selection will also
+set the clipboard.")
+
 (defun copy-primary-selection ()
   "Copy the selection to the Clipboard and the kill ring."
   (interactive)
@@ -70,11 +75,18 @@ there is a successful conversion.")
   "Return the value of one of the cut buffers.
 This will do nothing under anything other than X.")
 
+(defun get-selection-no-error (&optional type data-type)
+  "Return the value of a Windows selection.
+The argument TYPE (default `PRIMARY') says which selection,
+and the argument DATA-TYPE (default `STRING', or `COMPOUND_TEXT' under Mule)
+says how to convert the data. Returns NIL if there is no selection"
+  (condition-case err (get-selection type data-type) (t nil)))
+
 (defun get-selection (&optional type data-type)
   "Return the value of a Windows selection.
 The argument TYPE (default `PRIMARY') says which selection,
 and the argument DATA-TYPE (default `STRING', or `COMPOUND_TEXT' under Mule)
-says how to convert the data."
+says how to convert the data. If there is no selection an error is signalled."
   (or type (setq type 'PRIMARY))
   (or data-type (setq data-type selected-text-type))
   (let ((text
@@ -127,9 +139,12 @@ Interactively, the text of the region is used as the selection value."
             valid))
       (signal 'error (list "invalid selection" data)))
   (or type (setq type 'PRIMARY))
-  (if data
-      (own-selection-internal type data)
-    (disown-selection-internal type))
+  (if (null data)
+      (disown-selection-internal type)
+    (own-selection-internal type data)
+    (when (and (eq type 'PRIMARY)
+              selection-sets-clipboard)
+      (own-selection-internal 'CLIPBOARD data)))
   (cond ((eq type 'PRIMARY)
         (setq primary-selection-extent
               (select-make-extent-for-selection